colorado history

You’ve likely heard tales of Native Americans being infected with smallpox from blankets that were gifted to them by settlers, but did you know it actually happened in Colorado?

The Hammar House in Castle Rock, Colorado was built by a quarry owner in 1887 and has a fascinating, often tragic, history.

A park in Monument, Colorado was given the name, “Dirty Woman Creek Park” and the story behind it is one for the ages.

The Spears Chiropractic Hospital and Sanitarium was built in Colorado back in 1940 and was not just considered the largest of its kind in the world, but an unusual place as well.

A church that has been in Colorado since the late 1800s is home to the oldest organ in the state and is available to rent.

Can you pronounce Colorado place names correctly? Discover the amusing mispronunciations that have locals chuckling and newcomers scratching their heads.

If you've taken a stroll along the Riverfront Trail, you may have noticed these yellow "stamps" on the sidewalk. What are they all about?

Back in 1896, Leadville, Colorado’s modern-day Ice Palace Park earned its title with the construction of a massive structure that would, naturally, melt away in a matter of months.

A new documentary called Half-Life of Memory: America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory explores many of the controversies surrounding Colorado’s Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant.

Nearly a century ago, a “playground genius” invented his own brand of Merry-Go-Round in Pueblo, Colorado.

Colorado's Wondervu Café once made a cameo in a Hollywood film.

Back in 1910, a Colorado town was home to a touring company that offered what is now known as the “first scenic motorway in the west.”